Quzhou, Huayou Cobalt - Nickel sulphate refinery

Operated by Huayou Quzhou, the Quzhou nickel sulphate plant is located in Zhejiang province, China and is wholly owned by Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt. The plant produces nickel sulphate from a variety of nickel feedstocks, including hydroxide precipitate (MHP), nickel matte, and nickel powder. The plant has a capacity of 29.1ktpa in contained nickel as of 2021 and in the same year was estimated to have produced 14.2ktpa. Wood Mackenzie’s asset reports are built from the bottom up, incorporating several granular data metrics to ultimately produce our industry-standard cash operating costs. This report contains a detailed asset note giving you a holistic view of the asset, including an operational overview through to a timeline of events from inception to now. This qualitative analysis is supplemented by the associated Excel download which enables interrogation of a whole series of cost and production metrics over the life of the asset.